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UK 'hopes' for orderly EU exit

UK prime minister Theresa May said Monday after meeting Danish prime minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen in Copenhagen she "hoped" for "a smooth and orderly departure" from the EU. She said the UK would continue to promote free trade and to play a part in EU foreign policy after Brexit. "We want to ensure a consistent and firm response to Russian aggression", she said.

Opinion

Two years on from the highly-controversial EU-Turkey deal, many thousands of refugees are still trapped on Greek islands. One of them offers an open invitation to EU leaders to see their inhospitable conditions at the Moria refugee camp on Lesbos.

Interview

The controversy over the new EU Commission top civil servant is revealing of what is wrong with EU institutions and how they are blocked by national governments, says award-winning Austrian novelist Robert Menasse.